Dorochenko gave Macho Bull some time off from early August, 2012 to late November 2012, and the horse then wins 3 of the next 7. But, the horse seems to need a rest, and Dorochenko is running him every two weeks, and over the horses head. What gives with this trainer? I feel for the horse.

In the old days trainers use to run the horses more often. Nothing wrong with that if the horses are sound. The horses are babied to much today and seem to sustain more injuries. Look at pitchers in baseball...ever since they started pitch counts you are hard pressed to find anyone pitching a complete game anymore. On top of that, they are always having physical problems. Cy Young, Walter Johnson, and Christy Mathewson are a thing of the past, as are the old horses that would get at least 12-15 starts a year.

In the old days trainers use to run the horses more often. Nothing wrong with that if the horses are sound. The horses are babied to much today and seem to sustain more injuries. Look at pitchers in baseball...ever since they started pitch counts you are hard pressed to find anyone pitching a complete game anymore. On top of that, they are always having physical problems. Cy Young, Walter Johnson, and Christy Mathewson are a thing of the past, as are the old horses that would get at least 12-15 starts a year.

I disagree.Horses are less sound now because of the extensive 2 year old racing.Their knees have not knitted in most cases.

I disagree.Horses are less sound now because of the extensive 2 year old racing.Their knees have not knitted in most cases.

I disagree totally with you. Most people won't even start serious training when the knees are not closed. The problem is lack of conditioning today, cutting back the heels to a ridiculous angle and drugs. It is common knowledge that a horse refuels energy every 2-3 days. Why do you think they have to continue to breeze the horses? The horses do not spend enough time on the track conditioning in the morning, they need more than short gallops. The old timers had it right and as you can see by jstark's post the best made they way to the races often.

Dorochenko gives his second stringers to people like Olga Nowak who was winning at a decent clip at Suffolk last year with Alexander Resnikov riding. Then those horses showed up at Tampa, then Mountain only now the trainer was/is some Russian/Polish guy and Sergey Resyutov is riding. The horses are all owned by either Glockenburg LLC or Raut LLC.